Cashaw
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Cashaw is a vernacular name for several plants. The term is derived from the colloquial English dialects, in particular Jamaican patois. It can refer to:
- Certain algarrobo, bayahonda and mesquite trees (Prosopis species) in the Fabaceae
- Anacardium occidentale, or cashew, in the Anacardiaceae
- Acacia farnesiana, or needle bush, in the Fabaceae
- Cucurbita argyrosperma, or cushaw, in the Cucurbitaceae